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Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Institutional investors, such as super funds, are more likely to recall loaned shares to exercise voting rights in line with proxy voting policies, research has found. In the decade since the introduction of the "two-strikes rule" in 2011, more institutional ...

Former financial adviser pleads guilty

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Former financial adviser John Wertheimer pleaded guilty to charges surrounding unauthorised client transactions in Perth Magistrates Court. Wertheimer pleaded guilty to one charge of providing a financial service on behalf of a person who carries on ...

Dixon Advisory pays $7m for poor advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Dixon Advisory will pay $7.2 million for providing inappropriate advice and not meeting client best interests obligations. The Federal Court found that six Dixon Advisory representatives did not act in the best interests of eight clients on 53 occasions. ...

Adviser losses now baked in: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
New analysis of financial adviser numbers speculates as to how big the industry might be in 20 years' time, presenting a range of scenarios - including a world in which there might be no advisers left. Adviser numbers hit their peak in 2019 at 26,500 ...

Mind the managed accounts roadblocks: MLC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
In opening the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum, MLC head of investment consulting (managed accounts) Brent Bevan explained the greatest roadblocks that stop the creation, adoption, or rollout of managed account programs. Addressing how there ...

UK regulator flags big redress bill likely for Link

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Dye & Durham's takeover of Link Group, but the acquisition may be hindered by potential redress payments of more than $500 million over Link's involvement with the LF Woodford Equity Income Fund. ...

Charges laid against former BBY head of operations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
Former BBY Limited head of operations Fiona Mae Bilton has been charged with three counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage. Bilton was found to have deceived St George Bank on 115 separate occasions between June 2013 and May 2015. The ...

Legendary US adviser backs Lumiant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
Advice platform Lumiant has received backing from high-profile US financial adviser, investor and personal finance commentator Ric Edelman. While the size of the investment was not disclosed, the cash injection is expected to accelerate Lumiant's international ...

iExtend adds lead alliances role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
iExtend has appointed a head of alliances, promoting one of its state distribution managers. Mark Stubbings has taken on the role, responsible for facilitating industry and association collaboration. Stubbings, who is well known in the advice industry ...

Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
Most active funds underperform in every reported category over longer-term horizons, according to the biannual S&P Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Australia Scorecard. However, although long-term performance statistics are poor, the SPIVA Australia ...